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Naomi Osaka Honors Tamir Rice Ahead of US Open Finals
boycotting a previous tournament match to show her support for the victims of police violence, Naomi Osaka is taking more steps to raise awareness during the US Open.The Japanese tennis star — who is currently the highest-paid female athlete in the world — has worn a mask honoring Black victims of police brutality and racial injustice at each of her US Open showings at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.At Saturday's finals match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Osaka showed off her final mask of the tournament, honoring Tamir Rice, who was just 12 years old when he was shot at a park in Cleveland, Ohio, by Officer Timothy Loehmann on Nov.
